Diadochi

British  

/ daɪˈædəkaɪ /

plural noun

1. the six Macedonian generals who, after the death of Alexander the Great, fought for control of his empire in the Wars of the Diadochi (321–281 _bc )

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Etymology

Origin of Diadochi

Greek: successors

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Example Sentences

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Diadochi

The term is also applied to the descendants of the Diadochi, the successors of Alexander the Great.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various

But the weight of argument seems to me to rest with those who believe that it was made at Rhodes in the time of the Diadochi.

From A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture by Clara Erskine Clement Waters

That in spite of these advantages so little, comparatively speaking, was effected in the work of Hellenization before the epoch of Alexander and the Diadochi, was the effect of a single counteracting cause.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

Five more belong to the fourth century B.C., the period which begins with the destruction of the Athenian empire and ends with the establishment of the Macedonian kingdoms of the Diadochi.

From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology by J. W. (John William) Mackail

In motive and method it was substantially the same work as that of the Greeks under the Diadochi.

From A Text-Book of the History of Painting by John Charles Van Dyke

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